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Whittome, M.P.Spencer, D.Bayliss-Smith, T.[IITA and ILCA onfarm alley farming research: lessons for extension workers]IITA and ILCA onfarm alley farming research: lessons for extension workers

The impact of human endeavours on the environment in the struggle to eke out a living through crop and animal agriculture is examined in a holistic context. Analyses focus on all the sources of pressure that modify the vegetation cover of rural Africa, including the effects of fires and burning o...


Leeuw, P.N. deReid, Robin S.[Impact of human activities and livestock on the African environment: An attempt to partition the pressure]Impact of human activities and livestock on the African environment: An attempt to partition the pressure

Land degradation in the West African subregion is threatening the food security and livelihoods of both rural and urban populations. Green manure cover crops have the potential of reversing such trends. A wide range of stakeholders have been involved in the promotion of these technologies and it ...


Tarawali, G.Markham, R.Carsky, R.J.Keatinge, J.D.H.[A regional experiment to test green manure cover crops and evaluate the role of Internet based networking]A regional experiment to test green manure cover crops and evaluate the role of Internet based networking

In sub-Saharan Africa, intensification of agriculture and rational use of arable land are essential for long-term growth (Gros, 1979, Johnston, 1990, Oluf et al., 990). Extensive cultivation methods and the population explosion are pushing the limits of cultivated land every day; deforestation ac...


Nkamleu, G.B.Kamajou, F.Gockowski, J.[La pratique de la jachere en Afrique tropicale: ccomparee au Nigeria et au Cameroun]La pratique de la jachere en Afrique tropicale: ccomparee au Nigeria et au Cameroun

The sustainability of agricultural systems is under scrutiny in many parts of the world. In the European Union farming systems are increasingly subject to legislation aimed at controlling production or the environment. Against this background a wide range of research is being undertaken into new ...


Park, J.Keatinge, J.D.H.[The process of change to sustainable farming practices]The process of change to sustainable farming practices

Presents and discusses a strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics. Discusses the approaches taken by ILCA which includes alley farming and presents the results of the study.


Reynolds, L.Atta-Krah, A.N.Francis, P.A.[A strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics]A strategy for improving goat productivity under village production systems in the humid tropics
Pijanowski, B.C.Washington-Ottombre, C.Campbell, D.J.Olson, J.Moore, N.Alexandridis, K.[Pluralistic modeling approaches to simulating climate-land change interactions in East Africa]Pluralistic modeling approaches to simulating climate-land change interactions in East Africa

The first part of the paper describes the investment code in general and the agricultural code in particular. It lists the criteria to the issuance of operating license to domestic investors, and discusses about other licenses. The paper looks into the response by investors in commercial agricult...


Gavian, S.Degefa, G.[Commercial investors and access to land]Commercial investors and access to land
Autor: Hahn, S.K.

Food production in sub-Saharan Africa has not kept up with population growth and the increasing pressure of population on the land has decreased the resource base and caused the farming environment to become vulnerable to unpredictable climatic changes. Thus, there will be more acute food deficit...


Hahn, S.K.[Root crops for food security in subSaharan Africa]Root crops for food security in subSaharan Africa

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